About this Event
Be part of Europe’s leading sustainability summit. Connect with hundreds of industry leaders and policymakers to shape the future of responsible business. Secure your spot today.
Join us in Mechelen, Belgium for the European Sustainable Industry Summit 2025 – the premier event for corporate sustainability, ESG strategy, and climate action.
This two-day summit brings together hundreds of business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts from across Europe to explore innovative, inclusive, and actionable approaches to responsible business.
Key Topics
At this year’s Summit, we’ll dive into the strategies, policies, and collaborations shaping the future of sustainable business in Europe.
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ll explore:
- Turning regulation into business advantage.
- Sustainable competitiveness and industrial transformation.
- Effective due diligence and supply chain resilience.
- The business case for diversity and inclusion.
Why Attend
✔ Hear directly from EU institutions and industry leaders during high-level plenaries.
✔ Join roundtables on ESG, sustainable supply chains, and corporate due diligence.
✔ Explore how Diversity & Inclusion is driving performance and innovation.
✔ Connect with European business leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts from across Europe.
✔ Leave with practical insights, new partnerships, and tools to lead systemic change.
The Speakers and Panellists
Get to know a few of the voices you’ll hear from at the Summit.
- Dr. Amaryllis Verhoeven, Head of Unit European Union, European Commission
- Monica Perez Lobo, Vice President Sustainability, Toyota Motor Europe
- Ana Carla Pereira, Director Equality and Non-Discrimination, DG JUST, European Commission
- Dara Murphy, Vice-President, Rasmussen Global
And many more.
THE VENUE
The European Sustainable Industry Summit 2025 will take place at , a bright and modern venue in the heart of Mechelen, just 20 minutes from Brussels. Ideally located by the river and designed for meaningful connection, Lamot offers a fresh setting for this year’s conversations on sustainability and business transformation.
Be part of the movement shaping the future of sustainable industry in Europe.
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About CSR Europe
CSR Europe is the leading European business network for Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility, uniting over 10,000 enterprises across Europe. Our mission is to drive sustainable and competitive business practices, working closely with policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders to shape a greener, more inclusive future.
Day 1
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Registration & Networking
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Host: Stefan Crets, Executive Director, CSR Europe
Info: High-level plenary: Sustainability for Business Value & Market Leadership
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:15 PM
Special Address & Keynote Speeches
Host: Jakub Boratyński, Director GROW.G - Compliance and Respo
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:40 AM
Panel Discussion 1: Turning Sustainability into Business Advantage
Host: Wouter Vermeulen, Vice President Sustainability and Publ
🕑: 11:40 AM - 11:50 AM
Keynote Speech
Host: Amaryllis Verhoeven, Deputy Director & Head of Unit – Re
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Panel 2: Bridging Policy and Business Priorities for Sustainable Growth
Host: Chris Coulter, CEO GlobeScan
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:20 PM
Networking Lunch
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:40 PM
ESG Roundtable Round #1
Info: 7 Possible Options: (1) Unlock Business Value though Sustainability Transformation (2) How Can Collaborative Approaches Reduce Risks in Supply Chains? 3) Workshop: How to Develop Effective Due Diligence (4) How to Sell Sustainability to SMEs (5) Rethinking Industry: Circularity for a Resilient Europe (6) ESG Strategies as a Driver of Innovation and Competitiveness (7) Beyond compliance: Supplier Engagement as key driver for change
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:50 PM
ESG Roundtable Round #2
Info: 7 Possible Options (Same as Round 1)
🕑: 01:40 PM - 03:40 PM
European CSO Network Meeting (for CSO Network members only)
Info: Driving the Transformation of the Industry Towards a Competitive, Inclusive, and Sustainable Europe by 2030.
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:20 PM
Networking Coffee Break
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
ESG Roundtable Round #3
Info: 6 Possible Choices
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
National Partner Organisations Meeting (for NPO only)
Info: Bringing together representatives of the NPOs to facilitate dialogue, knowledge sharing, and partnership building around key sustainability topics of the networks.
🕑: 05:15 PM - 07:30 PM
Networking Cocktail
Day 2
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration & Refreshments
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Introductory Remarks , Special Address & Keynote Speech
Host: Jan Noterdaeme, Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, CSR Europ
Info: High-level plenary: The Competitive Power of Diversity & Inclusion
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel 1: How to go beyond HR with D&I policies for added business value
Host: Linda O’Sullivan, Head of Social Inclusion, BITC Ireland
🕑: 11:15 AM - 11:50 AM
Panel 2: Revealing the unseen: Transformative approaches to D&I
Host: Sabrina Menasria, Head of Singularity
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Special Closing Address
Host: Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Networking Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
BUT2030 Meeting (Employee Resource Group Only)
Info: This meeting is part of the Business Uniting Talents 2030, a project focused on supporting companies in designing, implementing, and monitoring inclusive business practices that consider multicultural diversity and inclusion. The meeting will engage the Employee Resource Group of BUT2030 and will serve as a preparatory consultation for the December Workshop.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
CSR Europe Board Meeting [Closed]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lamot Congress and heritage center, 8 Van Beethovenstraat, Mechelen, Belgium
EUR 605.00 to EUR 847.00
